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Rating: 5/55 years and still going strong!

Pros: Everything. I know this board and CPU are off the market. But I feel I should give praise when it is deserved. I built my my still current gaming rig mid 2010. I did my homework and at that time I had never heard of ASRock. I would normally go with an Asus brand or maybe Gigbyte . But I decided to go out and take a shot at a newcomer. They had everything I wanted about 80 to 100 bucks cheaper than the competition. I felt I was as future proof as I could be. My gamble paid off. I never shut my system down. So it has been running 24/7 ,other than a power outage, for over 5 years. I have never had one issue with the board. I feel I will get another 3 to 4 years out of this ring. The it will be retired to one of the kids. I push ASRock on anyone that ask me what they should get. I have updated GFx cards when needed and it plays all current games with ease. I wish I could slap a newer CPU in it but I will work around that.

Rating: 4/53 years and Going Strong

Pros: Havnent had any issues withthe board so far, other than some minor anoyances. such as the position of the SATA ports. Everything continues to run well and now that were starting to see devices with USB3 Im really glad I got this board.

Cons: Position of the SATA ports and the way they point to the side makes it inconvenient to plug in a new device without having to partially disassemble stuff.

Rating: 5/5Still chugging along

Pros: I have been using this for over a year in my gaming rig. I have upgraded nearly every other part of my system (save the power supply) and it has handled them all like a champ. I was also able to overclock relatively easy.Also, it has every bell and whistle. I was able to transition smoothly into 6Gb/s SSD's when they became cheaper with no problem. I never thought I would need a PCI slot but low and behold, having a couple saved the day. I have no complaints about airflow or room, it all has fit for me just fine.Oh and its pretty cheap now!

Cons: After more than a year of use this thing has not had so much as a hiccup.

Oh I know this isn't a con, but ASRock's customer service was excellent. I had a quick question and they got back to me within 2 days.

Other Thoughts: This is a great mobo, I wish I had tips and tricks for you guys, but for me this thing has just worked and been a champ.

Manufacturer Response:

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Thank you for your purchase and review. Your feedback is important to us. If you have any technical questions or warranty issues in the future please contact us at user@asrockamerica.com

Rating: 4/51st impressions (Update later)

Cons: In my case appears to be a faulty USB 3.0 MB controller. USB 3.0 feature doesn't work for me.

Other Thoughts: Bought a Supersonic Magnum USB 3.0 64GB thumb drive to use. When i 1st plugged into my PC (USB 3.0 sockets on back of MB panel) the PC didn't recognize the thumb drive. I plugged in a USB 2.0 thumb drive into the USB 3.0 sockets & it was recognized & was able to transfer, delete, format & use properly. Suspicion fell on my 3.0 thumb drive, plugged it into USB 2.0 sockets worked just fine. Checked my BIOS settings, USB 3.0 was already properly set to ENABLED, after reboot, tried again to plug 3.0 thumb drive into 3.0 sockets, this time the PC recognized my drive, but when I attempted to test/use it, it freezes up. Whether it be a format, transfers. Contacted Asrock tech support & waiting for response. Aside from this latest issue, have enjoyed everything about the MB, seems solid, never heard of the Co before my purchase. Will update as soon as tech support contacts me back.

Rating: 4/5Nice board - has it's quirks

Cons: Component layout is a little funky. HD audio header requires the cable to run across the motherboard. Cable tends to sag and ultimately lay on top of the video card installed into the first PCI-E slot. Same issue for the SATA 6GB/s connectors.

BIOS chip is vulnerable to being dislocated from it's socket. When installing a second video card for SLI, I inadvertently knocked this chip out of it's socket when trying to engage the clip.

Rating: 4/5Great Board and Company

Other Thoughts: I had to RMA this board to the manufacturer, to be honest it was probably my fault it broke. The customer service was great and I got a new board without the hassle I expected after reading other reviews.

Rating: 2/5died at 8 months

Other Thoughts: About 3 weeks before it dies completely (no POST, nothing) it was corrupting the hard drive. Eventually it would BSOD and when re-started it wouldn't be able to recognize the boot drive. Leaving it off for several hours would allow it to boot and run for a while longer. Then the hard drive would start running 100%, the entire system would slow to a crawl, then blue screen.

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